Frank Silver
Frank Silverstadt (September 8, 1892 – June 14, 1960), better known by his stage name Frank Silver, was an American songwriter, jazz drummer and vaudeville performer. He was best known for co-writing and co-composing the popular song "Yes! We Have No Bananas" in 1923 with Irving Cohn. He wrote at least 75 songs in his career. Born in Boston, Silver grew up on the lower East Side of Manhattan. He began playing drums in a Bowery music hall's orchestra when he was 15. Early in Silver's career, he conducted orchestras in vaudeville houses and was a drummer in Loew's Metropolitan Theatre's orchestra. After those jobs, he toured with his own 12-piece band, playing one-night stands. He also performed with the Hitchy-Koo traveling revue of Raymond Hitchcock and worked at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. Other songs that Silver wrote included "Icky Wicky Woo" and "What Do We Get from Boston? (Beans, Beans, Beans)". Silver was married twice, Dora Silverstadt (born Mandelbaum) and had two sons, Robert and Arthur; Victoria Silverstadt (born Martinkus) and had a son, Frank. On June 14, 1960, Silver died of a cerebral hemorrhage in Brooklyn Jewish Hospital at age 68. |
Birth and Death Data: Born September 8, 1892 (Boston), Died June 14, 1960
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1904 - 1925
Roles Represented in DAHR: songwriter, composer, leader
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | B-1323 | 10-in. | 5/18/1904 | Mississippi Mamie | Harry Macdonough | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-1480 | 10-in. | 6/15/1904 | Mississippi Mamie | Harry Macdonough | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | A-1480 | 7-in. | 6/15/1904 | Mississippi Mamie | Harry Macdonough | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-1768 | 10-in. | 10/13/1904 | You must think I'm Santa Claus! | Bob Roberts | Male vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
Victor | B-24580 | 10-in. | 11/24/1920 | In the dusk | Original Dixieland Jazz Band | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | B-27765 | 10-in. | 4/19/1923 | Yes! We have no bananas | Billy Murray | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
Victor | B-27855 | 10-in. | 4/26/1923 | Yes! We have no bananas | Great White Way Orchestra ; Billy Murray | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | B-28195 | 10-in. | 7/17/1923 | Yes! We have no bananas | Eduardo Migliaccio ("Farfariello") | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
Victor | B-28291 | 10-in. | 7/17/1923 | Je ch'ob nit kein panenis | Gus Goldstein | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
Columbia | 1903 | 10-in. | between January and November 1904 | You must think I'm Santa Claus | Bob Roberts | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 80932 | 10-in. | 3/31/1923 | Yes! We have no bananas | Furman and Nash | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | songwriter | |
Columbia | 81035 | 10-in. | 5/25/1923 | Yes! We have no bananas | The Original Memphis Five | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
Columbia | 81053 | 10-in. | 6/6/1923 | Yes! We have no bananas | Lanin's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
Columbia | W140529 | 10-in. | 4/15/1925 | What do we get from Boston? | Van and Schenck | Male vocal duet, with piano | songwriter | |
Columbia | 89337 | 10-in. | approximately July 1923 | Yes, we have no bananas | Giuseppe Milano | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
Columbia | 89339 | 10-in. | July 1923 | Yes, mir haben kein bananas | Clara Gold ; Gus Goldstein | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
OKeh | S-70263 | 10-in. | Oct. 1921 | Yes we have no bananas | National Male Quartette | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | songwriter | |
OKeh | S-71557 | 10-in. | May 1923 | Yes! We have no bananas | Blue Diamond Dance Orchestra ; Billy Jones | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
OKeh | S-71592 | 10-in. | June 1923 | Yes! We have no bananas | Billy Jones | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
OKeh | S-71684 | 10-in. | July 1923 | Yes! We have no bananas | Hotel Pennsylvania Orchestra ; Vincent Lopez | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
OKeh | S-71774 | 10-in. | August 1923 | Yes, no got no banana | Coppia Roma-Borelli | Vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
Brunswick | 10663-10666 | 10-in. | 5/16/1923 | Yes, we have no bananas | Benny Krueger’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Brunswick | 10702-10705 | 10-in. | 5/21/1923 | Yes! We have no bananas | Benny Krueger’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
Edison | 8989 | 10-in. | 5/18/1923 | Yes! We have no bananas | Green Brothers' Novelty Band | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Edison | 9018 | 10-in. | 6/8/1923 | Yes! We have no bananas | Billy Jones | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
Edison | 9213 | 10-in. | 10/19/1923 | Yes, we have no bananas | Billy Jones | Male vocal solo and mixed vocal ensemble, with orchestra | songwriter | |
Edison | 9227 | 10-in. | 10/29/1923 | Yes, we have no bananas | Harvey Hindermyer | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
Edison | 9859 | 10-in. | 11/20/1924 | Take me | Frank Silver Dance Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
Edison | 9865 | 10-in. | 11/22/1924 | Underneath a sunny sky | Frank Silver Dance Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
Edison | 10274 | 10-in. | 3/24/1925 | If you knew Susie (Like I know Susie) | Frank Silver Dance Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
Edison | 10275 | 10-in. | 3/24/1925 | What do we get from Boston? | Frank Silver Dance Orchestra ; Lawrence A. Murphy | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader, songwriter | |
Edison | 10310 | 10-in. | 4/10/1925 | Sweet Kalula Lou | Frank Silver Dance Orchestra ; Lawrence A. Murphy | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
Edison | 10311 | 10-in. | 4/10/1925 | Mamie | Frank Silver Dance Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Silver, Frank," accessed October 31, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/116908.
Silver, Frank. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 31, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/116908.
"Silver, Frank." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 31 October 2024.
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External Sources
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LCNAR: Silver, Frank, 1896-1960 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr2003018724
Wikidata: Frank Silver - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5489575
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/59025718
MusicBrainz: Frank Silver - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/b93ecc1b-8e33-48a3-bbc4-313b0407479e
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